tende 成语

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tender age of

(See the tender age of)

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the tender age of

the young age of, still wet behind the ears He was the tender age of three when his mother died.

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Stenders

abb. of Eastenders, the British TV soap. See Brooky and Corry

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leave to someone's tender mercies

leave to someone's tender mercies
Submit to another's power or discretion, especially to an unsympathetic individual. Today this expression is always used ironically, as in We left him to the tender mercies of that stiff-necked, arrogant nurse. It alludes to a biblical passage (Proverbs 12:10): “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

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tender

tender
see leave to someone's tender mercies.

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tender age

tender age
A young age, as in It's a great advantage to learn languages at a tender age. [Early 1300s]

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tender loving care

tender loving care
Also, TLC. Solicitous and compassionate care, as in These houseplants sure have had tender loving care, or Older house for sale, needs some renovation and TLC. Originally used to describe the work of care-givers such as nurses, this term today is often used ironically or euphemistically. [Second half of 1900s]

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tender mercies

tender mercies
see leave to someone's tender mercies.